Russians not celebrating, but hopeful with Mueller probe over
Kremlin yet to respond, but one senior lawmaker says end of investigation, "unties President Trump's hands to re-set relations with Russia"
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Kremlin yet to respond, but one senior lawmaker says end of investigation, "unties President Trump's hands to re-set relations with Russia"
A battle is underway on Capitol Hill over how to handle special counsel Robert Mueller's findings. The attorney general tells Congress his "intent is to release as much of the special counsel's report" as the law allows. That may not be enough for the president's critics. Paula Reid reports.
The White House is preparing for a fight with congressional Democrats over special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. A summary, released by Attorney General William Barr, says Mueller found no collusion between President Trump or his campaign and Russia. Democrats want to know why Mueller did not say whether he believes the president obstructed justice. Barr's letter says there's not enough evidence to prove that. Major Garrett reports.
"Attorney General Bar, who auditioned for his role with a memo saying that it was almost impossible for any president to commit obstruction, made a decision in under 48 hours," the New York Democrat told reporters
The president declared "complete and total exoneration" after Attorney General William Barr released his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's findings
The White House called the attorney general's summary of the special counsel's report a "total and complete exoneration" of the president
Attorney General William Barr summarized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in a letter to lawmakers Sunday
CBS News' Paula Reid said she expects special counsel Robert Mueller will likely be subpoenaed by Congress. She said there could be an effort to bring him behind closed doors so he can talk more openly.
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said Kushner has also been using WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders
Twelve Republicans voted against the president's decision for a 59-41 vote Thursday
"You are complicit in the Trump administration's intent to suppress the growing political power of the non-white population," Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Missouri, told Ross
"Do I think that there are components of what some view as climate change as being a crisis? Yeah. Yeah, I do"
"Even the handful of Republicans who are pro-immigration, or not as anti-immigration, will not buck McConnell or Trump unless they feel the heat," Schumer told reporters
The legislation would put millions of young undocumented immigrants — as well as TPS and DED recipients — on a pathway to U.S. citizenship
Impeaching Trump would be too divisive to justify, she said in a Washington Post interview, and Pelosi also spoke to reporters later on the topic
The budget includes an $8.6 billion request for funding to build a wall on the southern border, according to an administration official
The White House's request is likely to lead to another tense standoff with congressional Democrats
The legislation would allow Venezuelans living in the U.S. who have fled the country's collapsing economy to qualify for TPS protections
"Allen has been with me for thirty years and knows how to get things done," President Trump wrote of Weisselberg in 2004
The Arizona Republican revealed Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force
The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era net neutrality regulations last year
Top Democrats unveiled net neutrality legislation in response to the rollback of Obama-era regulations by the Trump administration. Watch their remarks.
The Homeland Security secretary faced aggressive questioning from Democrats about her role in implementing the administration's hardline immigration agenda
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, under questioning at a Homeland Security hearing Wednesday, told Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., that when parents are incarcerated at the border, "we in this country do not take the children to jail."
House Democrats are expected to grill the Homeland Security secretary on the administration's hardline immigration policies